17 October 2006

iSoft ‘in talks with potential buyers’

iSoft, the UK health software vendor, has announced that it will open discussions with potential bidders and partners to clarify
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17 October 2006

Bucking the trend

Sunderland PCT is on course to deliver the March 2007 target of 90% of referrals through Choose and Book. EHIPC
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17 October 2006

IT staff jobs at risk in cuts to NHS Blood Service

Staff who have been developing and implementing a new blood tracking systems for the NHS Blood Service designed to improve
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16 October 2006

iSoft system leaves North Staffs unable to bill

University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, one of the most indebted trusts in the country, is facing a potential
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16 October 2006

Europe’s citizens must be engaged on e-health

Efforts to increase the levels of ICT in healthcare will not succeed if average citizens are not involved in discourse about
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16 October 2006

EMIS links with Tiara9 for appointment booking

EMIS have announced they are to link their GP software to Ethical Technology (Ethitec)’s Tiara9 electronic patient record system for
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13 October 2006

Granger compares BMA to the National Union of Miners

NHS IT boss Richard Granger has compared the British Medical Association to the National Union of Mineworkers, describing the influential
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13 October 2006

Nuffield blames ‘weak’ HC rating on computer problems

Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust has blamed its relatively poor performance rating from the Healthcare Commission on the failures of
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13 October 2006

One in five trusts below standard on patient information

One in five NHS trusts in England do not store, use and dispose of information about patients to an agreed
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12 October 2006

European hospitals comparatively advanced in ICT

European hospitals are quite well-equipped with basic information and communication technologies compared to nine other key sectors in the economy
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